09/04/2026
Your quad stretch canāt do thisā¦šÆ
When you spend hours sitting at a desk, followed by heavy squats or running, the front of your hips can end up feeling like pure concrete.
When your hip flexors and quads are locked up short, they pull directly on your pelvis. That forces your lower back to arch and take all the stress every single time you stand, walk, squat, or lunge.
Basic kneeling stretches on the floor often donāt cut it because itās too easy to cheat by arching your back.
In this video, Dr. Scott is demonstrating a hands-on hip flexor mobilization we use in the clinic to open up the hips and take the bite out of lower back pain at the same time:
True Hip Extension: Propping the knee up places the hip into genuine extension without letting the lower back cheat or hyperextend.
Biasing the Front Chain: Bending the knee while holding hip extension puts a targeted stretch right through the re**us femoris and anterior hip flexors.
Targeted Overpressure: Adding gentle pressure right above the knee helps sink into the restriction, giving your nervous system the input it needs to relax.
Opening up this front-side tension takes the brakes off your hips, making deep squats, lunges, and running feel smooth and pain-free again.
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